Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Nalis]

Just now, leicsmac said:

This is a properly thorny topic.

 

Of course folks shouldn't have to answer for what their ancestors did. But then...them inhabiting a world that is so much easier for them and benefiting because of heinous acts their ancestors did doesn't exactly strike one as entirely fair, either.

 

How do we reconcile this fairly and get closer to an ideal of egalitarianism? No damn idea.

Yeah that did cross my mind and it is a tough one to balance alright. I just dont think compo is the right solution.

[LiberalFox]

JK Rowling reminds me of someone I used to know and I feel sorry for the people she's harming. 

[Sly]

13 hours ago, Nalis said:

Yeah that did cross my mind and it is a tough one to balance alright. I just dont think compo is the right solution.

Depends how far we want to back as well. 
 

I’m most likely of Norsk dependancy. Can you imagine the travesties my great ancestors caused! 

[Corky]

The England cricket team are actually good.

[Mike Oxlong]

50 minutes ago, Corky said:

The England cricket team are actually good.

Better timing than our batsmen on this one Corky 

 

Edit: Repped for being true to the spirit of the thread title 

Edited 27 March 2022 by Mike Oxlong

[Tielemans63]

I absolutely love Harry Kane. I think he's a brilliant player and seems like a proper decent guy.

 

Just a shame he plays for Spurs 

[Countryfox]

On 25/03/2022 at 12:46, leicsmac said:

 

I apologise if I appear confrontational, but this is a reductive approach to an issue that is incredible complex and needs a complex solution to match. And additionally, it ticks me off that good friends of mine - trans women and men - face discrimination, often out in the world, sometimes institutionalised, despite never threatening anyone in their lives - purely because their body and their brain didn't match up and they took measures to try and help themselves, sometimes saving their own lives by doing so.

 

Nothing complex about this one Mac …. makes a farce of sport, and, sounds like someone who is pervert ….  using the situation for their own gratification ….  and we let him/her/they do it !    Ticks me off a bit too …. 
 

 

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Countryfox said:

Nothing complex about this one Mac …. makes a farce of sport, and, sounds like someone who is pervert ….  using the situation for their own gratification ….  and we let him/her/they do it !    Ticks me off a bit too …. 
 

 

...and all you've got to go on here is an unidentified op-ed/opinion in the Mail?

 

Yeah, this is reductive, assuming and contributes nothing to the matter beyond disparaging an already marginalised community.

 

I wish that folks would reserve this much anger and antipathy for other womens issues, rather than just using this one as a convenient figleaf to say that yes, they really do care about womens rights.

[Sampson]

Timothy Dalton was the best Bond.

 

Hands down the best acted Bond and hands down the best overall actor to play him.

 

The scripts in his films were mediocre but I still find him more watcheable than the others.

 

Connery and Craig had some good films too. Moore and Brosnan’s films were really poor though and neither acted the character very well.

Edited 27 March 2022 by Sampson

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Sampson said:

Timothy Dalton was the best Bond.

 

Hands down the best acted Bond and hands down the best overall actor to play him.

 

The scripts in his films were mediocre but I still find him more watcheable than the others.

 

Connery and Craig had some good films too. Moore and Brosnan’s films were really poor though and neither acted the character very well.

Not even sure this is an unpopular opinion tbh.

 

IMO history has vindicated Dalton and it's a damn shame he wasn't given a bigger run.

[bovril]

2 hours ago, Tielemans63 said:

I absolutely love Harry Kane. I think he's a brilliant player and seems like a proper decent guy.

 

Just a shame he plays for Spurs 

Shouldn't be an unpopular opinion. Very little to dislike about him apart from his club.

 

Pretty grim that a lot of the piss taking of him seems to revolve around how he looks and speaks

[Sampson]

14 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Not even sure this is an unpopular opinion tbh.

 

IMO history has vindicated Dalton and it's a damn shame he wasn't given a bigger run.

It’s probably more popular these days tbf. The opinion always used to be that Connery and Moore were the “good” Bonds and Dalton and Lazenby were the “bad” Bonds.

 

I think the Moore and Dalton eras had a lot of the same writers and directors, but I’ve always found Moore’s films a bit crap, whereas I rewatched The Living Daylights over the weekend and it’s still one of my favourite films in the series despite the mediocre ending.
 

I think Dalton’s Bond was a huge step up on Moore’s Bond and mainly the difference between similar levels of scripts and directors. 

[Livid]

15 minutes ago, bovril said:

Shouldn't be an unpopular opinion. Very little to dislike about him apart from his club.

 

Pretty grim that a lot of the piss taking of him seems to revolve around how he looks and speaks

Married his childhood sweetheart and appears very down to earth,  aside from playing for that bunch of disillusioned dreamer’s he seems a really decent guy. 

[Fox92]

I like Kane.

 

Doesn't do anything off the pitch like a dick, just plays his football and goes home to his family.

 

The fact people take the piss out of him for his looks and his voice is more reflective of them. I thought we're supposed to be kicking all forms of abuse out of football.

Edited 27 March 2022 by Fox92

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Not even sure this is an unpopular opinion tbh.

 

IMO history has vindicated Dalton and it's a damn shame he wasn't given a bigger run.

Both Dalton and Brosnan should have got longer than they did.

[SpacedX]

2 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Both Dalton and Brosnan should have got longer than they did.

I'm sure George Lazenby would allow himself a wry smile if he read this.  

[The Horse's Mouth]

2 hours ago, Sampson said:

Timothy Dalton was the best Bond.

 

Hands down the best acted Bond and hands down the best overall actor to play him.

 

The scripts in his films were mediocre but I still find him more watcheable than the others.

 

Connery and Craig had some good films too. Moore and Brosnan’s films were really poor though and neither acted the character very well.

I do agree, kinda. I think best bond is a bit of a stretch, but he basically got the role at the wrong time. I'd say Connery is probably the best, even with the age thing I was trying to watch them all in order and I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, I really struggled with the Moore ones but I think they've just aged quite badly.

 

Disagree with Brosnan, could be slightly bias cause he was sort of my bond, I agree his catalogue was a bit shit though, but I still believe Goldeneye is the best bond film

 

If I had to rank personally I'd say 

Connery

Brosnan

Dalton

Moore

Lazenby ( I will never understand why that film gets so much love, it's ****ing wank)

 

*I've left Craig off because I've not properly watched his whole films so wouldn't be fair 

[LiberalFox]

I find Kane a bit overrated as a footballer. Got nothing against him. Kind of wish our fans didn't try to antagonise him because he always ends up scoring against us. 

[frakenfox]

25 minutes ago, LiberalFox said:

I find Kane a bit overrated as a footballer. 

I do too tbh. I think he works hard and clearly knows how to play the game but he's not naturally technically gifted. In many respects, that's worthy of greater praise. I reckon he might struggle to reproduce his form elsewhere though;; I think being 'Mr Spurs' feeds into his own self-belief.

 

 

Edited 27 March 2022 by frakenfox
"naturally"

[Sampson]

28 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

I do agree, kinda. I think best bond is a bit of a stretch, but he basically got the role at the wrong time. I'd say Connery is probably the best, even with the age thing I was trying to watch them all in order and I thoroughly enjoyed all of them, I really struggled with the Moore ones but I think they've just aged quite badly.

 

Disagree with Brosnan, could be slightly bias cause he was sort of my bond, I agree his catalogue was a bit shit though, but I still believe Goldeneye is the best bond film

 

If I had to rank personally I'd say 

Connery

Brosnan

Dalton

Moore

Lazenby ( I will never understand why that film gets so much love, it's ****ing wank)

 

*I've left Craig off because I've not properly watched his whole films so wouldn't be fair 

That’s fair. I do think the Moore ones were a lot more of their time and Moore’s portrayal of Bond I always found a bit one dimensional.

 

I think From Russia with Love, License to Kill and Skyfall are my overall favourites.

Edited 27 March 2022 by Sampson

[kingkisnorbo]

I would counter the Kane argument with the fact that he’s soon to become England’s highest ever international goalscorer and has a pretty good chance of being the PL highest ever too. 

[frakenfox]

4 minutes ago, kingkisnorbo said:

I would counter the Kane argument with the fact that he’s soon to become England’s highest ever international goalscorer and has a pretty good chance of being the PL highest ever too. 

It's not really a counter argument though. 

 

Edit: that is to say, it's a fact. He'll achieve it on merit too. You can't argue with the numbers, I myself am only suggesting that he's gotten there via a different path.

Edited 27 March 2022 by frakenfox

[The Horse's Mouth]

10 minutes ago, Sampson said:

That’s fair. I do think the Moore ones were a lot more of their time and Moore’s portrayal of Bond I always found a bit one dimensional.

 

I think From Russia with Love, License to Kill and Skyfall are my overall favourites.

Yeah don't get me wrong, I can see the appeal of Moore and nobody will probably touch his longevity either in the role so he did something right. But the film's just haven't quite aged well and they do get very silly just a bit too slapstick where as I think Connery had the right balance , do like live and let die and the spy who loved me though.

 

Top 3 is a tough one, I'd probably say Goldeneye, Goldfinger & Casino Royale

 

Do have a special fondness for die another Day though , the film is retchid but has got a bit of the so bad it's good feel and it was the first I watched at the cinema

 

Edited 27 March 2022 by The Horse's Mouth

[Corky]

Kane's numbers are fantastic and he's clearly a top class player but he doesn't grab me at all. Other recent greats like Aguero and Salah had an excitement about their style, just don't get that with Kane.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Yeah don't get me wrong, I can see the appeal of Moore and nobody will probably touch his longevity either in the role so he did something right. But the film's just haven't quite aged well and they do get very silly just a bit too slapstick where as I think Connery had the right balance , do like live and let die and the spy who loved me though.

 

Top 3 is a tough one, I'd probably say Goldeneye, Goldfinger & Casino Royale

Goldfinger is overrated imho. Bond is captured and totally useless for 80% of the film. Gets two sisters needlessly killed with his buffoonery. Sexually assaults PG in a stable. He doesn't even manage to diffuse the bomb at the end. Needs someone else to save his ass.